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Shel Silverstein Quotes

Total quotes: 13
“….and she loved a little boy very, very much– even more than she loved herself.”
— Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree
Tagged: Love, Unconditional Love, Tru love, Everlasting love
“So I’m all of love that could make it today.”
— Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
Tagged: Love, goal, Desire
“He wasted his wishes on wishing.”
— Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
Tagged: Wishful Thinking
“And all the colors I am inside
Have not been invented yet.”
— Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
Tagged: self, Self & Identity, Self Construction, self awareness, Self-Worth, Discovering Yourself, Living, Experience, Self-Discovery, Living Boldly, Life, poem, Poetry
“If you are a dreamer, come in,
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer . . .
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.”
— Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
Tagged: Dreamers, Invitation, inclusiveness, Inclusion
“If you have to dry the dishes
And you drop one on the floor–
Maybe they won't let you
Dry the dishes anymore.”
— Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic
Tagged: chores, Housework
“I don’t care that much about prestige. I’ve had enough of it to know how little it matters. It doesn’t matter that much.”
— Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein Stars & Stripes Interview, 1968
Tagged: Being Written About, Famous People
“Poor, poor fool why can’t you see
She can love others and still love thee.”
— Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
Tagged: Poetic, Love Poem, Loyalty, Relationship
“Mrs. McTwitter the baby-sitter,
I think she's a little bit crazy.
She thinks a baby-sitter's supposed
To sit upon the baby.”
— Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic
Tagged: babysitting
“You know, years ago when you were a kid, it was your dream to make ‘Who’s Who’ or something like that. But after a while you realize it doesn’t mean a damn thing. Everybody knows who you are, if you are worth knowing.”
— Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein Stars & Stripes Interview, 1968
Tagged: Being Written About, Famous People
“How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em.”
— Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes, Children's Books, Life Lessons
“How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em.”
— Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic Special Edition
Tagged: Friendship, Get What You Give
“Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the SHOULDN’TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WONT’S
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me-
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.”
— Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
Tagged: Children's Book Quotes, Children's Books
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